Paperclip Task Bridge

Use this skill when a Hermes-originated request needs to create or update Paperclip work directly. This is the Hermes-to-Paperclip direction, separate from Paperclip waking Hermes through the hermes_local or hermes_gateway adapter.

Required Environment

Configure these in Hermes env/profile secrets, not in prompt text:

• PAPERCLIP_API_URL - Paperclip base URL, with or without /api.
• PAPERCLIP_BRIDGE_API_KEY - a Paperclip agent API key created with scope.kind = "task_bridge".

Optional:

• PAPERCLIP_API_KEY - fallback env var for older profiles; it must still contain a task_bridge scoped key, never a full agent key.
• PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID - skips one identity lookup when set.
• PAPERCLIP_AGENT_ID - skips one identity lookup when set.
• PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID - sent as X-Paperclip-Run-Id on mutating requests when Hermes is running inside a Paperclip heartbeat.

Never print or paste API keys. The helper reads credentials from environment variables and only prints response summaries. Do not put a normal claimed agent API key in an internet-facing Hermes runtime; normal keys can use broad same-company Paperclip routes.

Create a Bridge Key

Create the key from a board-authenticated Paperclip API session and store the returned token once:

curl -X POST "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/agents/$HERMES_AGENT_ID/keys" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BOARD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Hermes task bridge",
    "scope": {
      "kind": "task_bridge",
      "parentIssueId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    }
  }'

Use parentIssueId or parentIssueIds when Hermes should only create child tasks under approved work. Use projectId or projectIds when the approved boundary is a project. A bridge key can create tasks only inside that boundary, can comment/update only bridge-created or assigned issues, and cannot use company-wide issue list/search/read surfaces.

Helper

Run the helper from this skill directory:

node ./paperclip-task.mjs --help

Commands:

node ./paperclip-task.mjs list-assigned
node ./paperclip-task.mjs create-task --parent-id "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000" --title "Investigate checkout failures" --description "Capture failing request and root cause."
node ./paperclip-task.mjs comment --issue PAP-123 --body "Found the failing request path."
node ./paperclip-task.mjs update-status --issue PAP-123 --status in_review --comment "Ready for review."

create-task defaults to assigning the task to the authenticated Hermes agent so the work is immediately actionable. Use --unassigned to create backlog work instead. Use --assignee-agent-id <uuid> only when the Paperclip API key has permission to assign work to that agent.

For multiline bodies, prefer files or stdin:

node ./paperclip-task.mjs create-task --title "Write rollout note" --description-file ./task.md
node ./paperclip-task.mjs comment --issue PAP-123 --body-file -

Workflow Expectations

• Keep tasks company-scoped by using the company resolved from the scoped agent key.
• Let Paperclip activity logging come from the normal API endpoints; do not write local logs that include credentials.
• Use comments for durable progress.
• Use update-status only when the issue has a real disposition: done, in_review, blocked, todo, in_progress, backlog, or cancelled.
• Use list-assigned before creating duplicate work when the user asks about current Paperclip assignments.